Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyFiercely swinging with purpose, the 3D Jazz Trio plays original, traditional and contemporary standards from all genres of music. Drummer Sherrie Maricle, bassist Amy Shook and pianist Jackie Warren met in May of 2014 while playing in the Diva Jazz Orchestra. From their first shared downbeat they became …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Licorice Stick 2: Kenny Davern As a teen, Kenny Davern was entranced by the sound of Pee Wee Russell. Right out of high school, Davern joined Ralph Flanagan’s Glenn Miller-styled orchestra for a year, then joined up with …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyDiagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2012, Peter Leitch was forced to give up a decades-long career as a guitarist and band leader because of his treatment. Although he is unable to play his instrument, he is still driven to create music. Leitch has re-invented himself …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Licorice Stick 2: Jimmy Dorsey The great clarinetist, alto saxophonist and orchestra leader was easily in the same class as the other two renowned Swing Era clarinetists, Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw. Jimmy Dorsey’s band was well-known and …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify“Music in Film: The Reel Deal” marks film producer and drummer Richard Baratta’s triumphant return to jazz after a thirty-plus year diversion, during which time Baratta became a celebrated film producer of Hollywood hits such as “The Irishman,” “Joker,” “and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” An impromptu gig …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyA new Matt Wilson album isn’t so much a snapshot capturing the drummer at a particular moment in time. Rather, his recordings are more like a musical family tree, vividly illustrating the web of relationships that manifest his music. A creative force since the 1980s, the drummer embodies …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify A true keeper of the flame, tenor saxophonist and former Jazz Messenger Javon Jackson continues to champion the tradition with his spirited interpretations of some well-known standards on “Déjà Vu.” Recorded during an incredibly productive stretch in 2017, it stands as a sequel of sorts to 2018’s acclaimed …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify New Orleans-born saxophonist, educator and composer Gregory Tardy is one of the most versatile jazz musicians of his generation, equally comfortable in a variety of musical and improvisational situations. His performance schedule has taken him all over the world, playing at all the major jazz festivals and …
